The UK’s EV charging payment platform Paua has announced a strategic partnership with Norwegian AC EV charging manufacturer Zaptec to provide fleet operators with an EV charging ecosystem spanning home, workplace, depot and public charging. The partnership also positions businesses for smart charging and grid balancing, with Zaptec Go 2 being vehicle-to-grid (V2G) ready. Read more…

Registrations of new battery-electric cars and plug-in hybrids more than doubled in Russia this summer compared to the previous year. This appears to be a result of Ukrainian counterattacks on Russia, which hit refineries and triggered fuel shortages. Read more…

BYD has commenced operations at its new car factory in Indonesia, located in the Subang Smartpolitan Industrial Park, West Java. This is the company’s third auto plant in Southeast Asia, following those it opened in Thailand in 2024 and in Cambodia in 2025. Read more…

Wireless charging specialist WiTricity has opened a new development and testing laboratory for inductive charging systems in the US state of Florida. The focus there is on passenger cars, and vehicles ranging from light electric vehicles to heavy duty applications for autonomous vehicles, and fleets. Read more…

Audi has apparently decided to reorganize its central partnerships in China. According to Chinese media, the joint venture with SAIC will in the future focus exclusively on the new sub-brand AUDI (without rings), while the business with the four-ring vehicles will be consolidated in the joint venture with FAW. Read more…

In January, Canada and China announced an agreement enabling the import of 49,000 electric vehicles from China to Canada at a significantly reduced tariff rate of 6.1 %. Now it turns out that Tesla is benefiting the most from this deal and is once again shipping electric cars from its Shanghai factory to Canada. Read more…

The Polish city of Szczecin is further expanding its electric bus fleet. 20 Urbino 18 electric buses have been ordered from Solaris, with deliveries scheduled for 2027 and 2028. The articulated buses can be charged via plug and pantograph. Read more…

Aviloo now offers its battery warranty for used electric cars in 26 European countries. The free coverage is linked to a qualifying flash battery test by the Austrian company. Read more…

German supplier Vector presents vSECC.InPlug, a solution for DC charging infrastructure that enables up to 100 meters between the charging vehicle and central power electronics. Read more…

The German battery material specialist IBU-tec based in the state of Thuringa is making good progress with the construction of its LFP production facility in Bitterfeld-Wolfen. The supplier to VW battery subsidiary PowerCo has now received a key approval from the State Administration Office of Saxony-Anhalt, required to commence operations. Read more…

Bus operators in Leicester can now apply for up to £5m in grant funding available to subsidise the purchase of additional electric buses and charging infrastructure. Leicester City Council will be administering the funding under its One Network bus plan. All operators within the Leicester Buses One Network Partnership are eligible. Read more…

Ola Electric, one of India’s leading electric two-wheeler brands, has launched its first e-scooter featuring LFP cells developed and manufactured in-house: the S1Z. It has priced the new electric scooter in the same range as traditional petrol-powered scooters, making it accessible for the masses. Read more…

According to a media report, a waiting list is forming for the VW ID. Polo even before deliveries have started – at least for individual configurations. The waiting time is said to be at least ten months, according to a major VW dealership group. So far, VW has registered more than 30,000 orders across Europe. Read more…

In the first eight months of this year, purely electric car uptake reached 25.6 per cent while the month of August saw a 29.8 per cent share of newly registered cars. While both figures represent a record high, the SMMT warns this is still significantly below the 33% headline mandate target. Electric vans also enjoyed greater uptake though similarly a long way off targets. Read more…

Toyota’s luxury brand Lexus will apparently build a next-generation electric SUV in China starting next year. According to Japanese media, the vehicle will be produced at the company’s new plant in Shanghai where a state-of-the-art gigacasting production process will be used. Read more…

Taiwanese solid-state battery specialist ProLogium is starting series production of its Generation 3.5 lithium-ceramic battery in Taiwan. According to ProLogium, the multinational German organisation for certifying vehicular standards, TÜV Rheinland, has confirmed that the cells used achieve a gravimetric energy density of 381 Wh/kg. Read more…

Lanxess has opened a new battery laboratory at its Krefeld-Uerdingen site in Germany. The specialty chemicals company plans to test and further develop its materials for LFP batteries directly in battery cells. Read more…

The Croatian capital Zagreb has put 62 electric buses from MAN and Iveco with corresponding charging infrastructure into operation. The municipal public transport operator ZET procured the 30 solo electric buses, 26 articulated electric buses, and six electric midi-buses, with total costs amounting to nearly 56.8 million euros. Read more…

The A2 e-tron is Audi’s up-market electric car for the compact class. Based on the updated Volkswagen Group Modular Electric Drive Matrix (MEB+), the new model is rolling off production lines at the company’s plant in Ingolstadt. Deliveries will begin from December 2026, and prices start at 38,200 euros. Read more…

Lucid is approaching its planned market entry in France for which the US manufacturer is collaborating with Emil Frey France. The Air and Gravity models are to be presented at the Paris Motor Show in October. So far, the American electric carmaker is still keeping details about the sales launch under wraps. Read more…